Chapter 75: Inside the Array
Dong Jing came from a distance, she looked particularly anxious.
Apparently, she couldn't find us around here.
That's natural, because we have entered the Nine-Ring Formation.
We cannot see the outside world inside the formation, and similarly, people outside cannot see us.
Perhaps she heard the noise and ran over from a distance, only to find us lying on the ground.
"Where have you all gone? I walked around here and couldn't find you!"
Dong Jing's tone was very anxious, as if she couldn't find us in this huge construction site, which made her very scared.
In fact, I can understand that. A girl is prone to attracting evil spirits. If she encounters any problems, she cannot fight against it alone.
But I didn't know how to tell her what had just happened to us, so I just smiled apologetically.
Instead, it was her cousin who spoke to her, and she was also stunned.
"Why didn't I enter the Nine-Ring Formation?" she was a little confused.
Although entering the formation is not a good thing, if we can enter together, we will learn a lot of new knowledge and naturally gain practical experience in dealing with evil spirits.
"Because at the beginning, it was only Xiaojie and I dealing with that tombstone. When the tombstone was opened by us, we had already entered into a nine-ring trap." My cousin pinched his eyebrows.
You could tell he was tired, but it was just daybreak and we had other things to attend to.
"It's a pity, but it's also a good thing." Dong Jing smiled and said, "Leave the rest to me. You are tired, so why don't you sit here and rest for a while. When it gets light, I guess my work will be done, so we can go together then."
With Dongjing's help, my cousin and I had some free time.
My cousin sat next to me and didn't say anything.
I was also thinking about something, and always felt that I had forgotten something, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't remember it.
"Who helped you put the glass beads into the little golden tripod just now?"
I was also thinking about the same question asked, but I just couldn’t remember it.
I don’t know how long it took, but a hairy hand suddenly appeared in my mind.
"Could it be the heir from the Water Curtain Cave?" I asked my cousin.
"I don't know. I was still thinking about how to get down to the pond when I suddenly passed out. When I woke up, I was already here."
The uncle frowned and said, "But what you said is indeed possible. In fact, those monkeys are trapped in the formation. Although their Taoism is stronger than those monkeys who practice cultivation in real life, it does not mean that they live comfortably in there."
Listening to his words, my mind was full of questions.
It was obvious that the monkeys lived very comfortably in the Water Curtain Cave. Not only were they provided with food and drink, they also had their monkey king.
If I could have this kind of life, I wouldn't bother to work.
Perhaps seeing my doubt, my uncle continued, "But don't you find that they are smarter than the monkeys outside? As long as they become smart, they will actually have endless desires just like humans. Even if it becomes the monkey king, it wants freedom. But it has no choice but to stay inside and protect the red glass ball."
"But if I remember correctly, it was the heir who helped me put the glass ball into the small golden tripod. When it did that, the Monkey King grinned at it." I scratched my head, very confused.
"That's because the heir is smarter than his father. He knows that the only way to break this dilemma is to put the glass ball into the small golden tripod. That's why he helped you. And if I'm not mistaken, he also asked the water monkey to pull you to the location of the glass ball, allowing you to successfully obtain the glass ball."
"After all, that is something they have guarded for generations. How could it be taken so easily by you?"
My cousin sighed, and I felt a little disappointed too.
That successor will probably perish once the formation is broken by us.
From then on, their monkey group disappeared from this world, and there were no more successors as smart as them.
"I've told you before, just protect yourself. Everything else is other people's choice. You can't care about that. You have to remember that your life is the most important. You are the last bloodline of our Wen family."
By this time, it was already daybreak.
Mr. Liu also walked into the construction site with his men.
The construction site now is different from before. The fishy smell and the smell of burnt fire are long gone.
Instead, there is a fresh smell of earth.
Mr. Liu had a smile on his face. He seemed to feel that this place had changed and become more lively. In the future, the shopping mall he would build here would also see a huge increase in traffic and a constant flow of goods.
"This night has passed, how are you guys doing?"
Mr. Liu was quite capable. As soon as he came in and saw us, he greeted us and asked about our health, instead of just worrying about the situation at the construction site.
This was very useful to my cousin and me, and we also felt relieved that the matter was over.
"You've worked so hard, how about this, I'll take you to eat something. You haven't eaten all night, and you've been busy for so long, you must be starving."
Mr. Liu smiled and planned to take us away.
Dong Jing had finished her work by now and saw us walking out on her way back.
"The fire that happened here before was probably man-made and killed many people. If you want to build a shopping mall here, you may have to do more follow-up work."
After listening to Dong Jing's words, Mr. Liu did not dare to neglect it and asked immediately what needed to be done.
“Let’s erect a monument behind the mall.”
It turned out that after we entered the Jiulianhuan site, Dong Jing couldn't find anyone, so he could only sit down and open the browser on his phone to search for things that had happened at the construction site before.
I heard that many people were burned to death and their bodies were never found, and some were simply burned to ashes.
This is why the foul atmosphere at the construction site is so strong.
Now that we have broken the nine-ring conspiracy, the evil energy has been released.
If we don't put up an inscription to suppress it, I'm afraid strange things will happen from the moment the construction starts.
"Are there any requirements for the inscription?" Mr. Liu put away his smile and asked seriously.
Dong Jing nodded, probably having already thought of the inscription.
"Well, let's go eat something first. We'll talk slowly on the way." Mr. Liu stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation.
